Service Advisor

**Mercedes Benz of Stratford upon Avon - Service Advisor**

**£24,995 - £31,515 (OTE £34,995 - £41,575) dependent on experience + Employee Benefits**

**45 hours**

**Benefits**

At Inchcape we are all about rewarding hard work, that’s why we offer a benefits package with great perks from vehicle discounts to mental health support and much more
- **Colleague Introduction Award** - recommend somebody for a role at Inchcape and you could earn up to £1000 once they’re full on-board with us
- **Family Friendly** - Enhanced family friendly policies, giving you more time to spend with your family.
- **Annual leave** - A minimum of 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays), rising with long service.
- **Looking to develop?** - Grow your career with us, receive industry leading training from the brand you represent and our dedicated training team.
- **Your Wellbeing** - We take employee wellbeing seriously at bravoauto, we offer a programme to support all our colleagues and families with whatever challenges they may face.
- **Your Discount** - From Apple to Asda and everything in between, we offer discounts that save you money every day.
- **Your Finances** - Effortlessly grow your savings with our Share Scheme, we will match up to 7% when you enrol into our flexible pension scheme and have peace of mind with our free life assurance cover and much more.
- **Your Recognition** - We put our colleagues at the heart of what we do with ongoing recognition and an annual event to celebrate those that go over and above.
- **Drive with us** - We offer discounts and offers on both new & used vehicles and servicing for you, your friends and family.
- **Your Health** - From gym discounts to cash healthcare plans, find everything you need to look after your health.
- **Cycle to Work** - Get a bike and or cycling gear at a significantly reduced price.
- **Community Volunteering day** - Every colleague has an additional day to spend volunteering for a charity or good cause of their choice, as well as the option to get involved in our company wide charity initiatives.
- **A company that cares** - We believe Inchcape is for everyone and we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.

**Job Introduction**

As a Service Advisor you will ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction and care at all times for vehicle servicing and repair. As a Service Advisor you are the principle point of contact for all customer communication while the vehicle is in our Retail Centre.

**Main Responsibilities**
- To provide an outstanding level of customer care ensuring the highest standards of satisfaction at all times
- Book service and repair work always ensuring workshop and parts availability
- To keep customers fully informed of progress and advise of extra work needed
- To organise loan car bookings
- To invoice on time and accurately used warranty transactions are submitted and invoiced daily
- To obtain and process payments according to Inchcape policy
- To achieve hours sold targets as a member of a motivated team, Ensuring the WIP is kept to a minimum (Treating everyday as month end)
- To maintain accurate customer records on Kerridge & Dialog
- Help deliver balance scorecard results for department to meet Manufacturers expectations
- To make telephone follow-up / Up sell / Progress calls
- To convert as many inbound / outbound calls into bookings as possible

To be a success in this role, you will have:

- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A passion for delivering an incredible experience to all, whether internal or external customers
- The ability to identify the needs of the customers and opportunities to upsell
- Ability to work to tight timescales and thrive on the pressure of a busy service department.
- Previous experience working within the motor trade industry
- Previous experience in a target driven role
- Full UK driving licence

**About Us**

Inchcape is a leading independent global automotive distributor and retailer. We aim to deliver an outstanding customer experience at every one of our franchised dealerships, and to support this all our dealerships have specialist, manufacturer trained staff to ensure our customers and their cars receive the best possible attention.

OUR VISION: To be the world’s most trusted automotive Distributor.

Inchcape is ambitious We are pursuing a strategy of growth, both organically and by acquisition, across the globe. We have a number of exciting opportunities for equally ambitious talent.

At Inchcape we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, and believe that Inchcape is for Everyone. So if you’re excited about this role and you share our values to deliver great experiences through fresh thinking and working better together, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right person for this or other roles. Please get in touch